Hogarty, William P. Letter 26 August 1866.

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Hogarty, William P. Letter 26 August 1866.

Hogarty, a 2nd Lt. in 45th Infantry Regt., writes to Brig. Gen. Frederick concerning his recent assignment to apprehend two individuals (David Brown and John Lee) living in West Point, KY, who are accused of shooting two Negroes. Upon return to Louisville, KY, the two men were placed in the military prison at Taylor Barracks.

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The Filson Historical Society

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Hogarty, William P., 1840-1914.

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Hogarty was an agent for the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands in Louisville after the Civil War. From the description of Hogarty, William P. Letter 26 August 1866. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 55041667 ...

United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

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The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed freedmen (freed slaves) in 1865–1869, during the Reconstruction era of the United States. The Freedmen's Bureau Bill, which created the Freedmen's Bureau, was initiated by President Abraham Lincoln and was intended to last for one year after the end of the Civil War. It was passed on March 3, 1865, by Congress to aid former slaves ...